I have been nesting lately, but this project has actually been on my to-do list for quite some time. I sat at my desk last week and organized everything!!! I mean EVERYTHING! It was a project in itself. I'm not a self-proclaimed organizer by any means. I am much the opposite. Most days I border on hoarding. If you've ever seen my back room (that will soon be Elli Kate's room) you know that I'm telling the truth. Anyway, with the desk cleared of clutter and all bills and receipts organized finally, I thought it would be a great time to give the desk new life with a fresh paint job! So, I thought, while Aaron works on the deck Saturday like he wants to, I can work on my desk like I want to, and Elli Kate can play in her sandbox like she wants to! Everybody's happy--everybody wins!
So, I wasn't really thoughtful about how I would post this on the blog as I was going. I'll get better at that. I forgot to take a before picture of where it was before, but I have a few pictures of it in the background of other pictures of my daughter. I'll include those. This project literally cost me exactly $6.00! So
cheap inexpensive! :) I already had the sandpaper and the roller and paintbrush I used. I even had a new sponge roller brush. Yay! Aaron and I went by our local Sherwin-Williams and bought a quart of paint (that's where the 6 bucks comes in). I wanted a really bright green, but not lime and nothing too tacky. So, I chose Julep in satin finish, the perfect color for a happy desk! I won't be surprised if some of you think this color is pretty garish or even obnoxious, but I LOVE it. So, that's really what matters. It took me just about 2 hours to sand and paint two coats, while chasing a 2 year old in the back yard and trying to keep her in her sandbox away from "helping Mommy". It was so relaxing.
Then, today I finished the project by spray painting the knobs to the desk. I was thinking about getting some glass ones, and I still may in the future. But, for now, I used what was already on the desk. They were painted the same putrid color of green as the desk was before. I gave them a little pizzaz with brushed nickel spray paint. Now, I think they look nice. Sooo....now--
Here are the pictures. I hope you like the update! I think it is perfect and helps me want to keep it cleaned off. It also makes me pretty chipper when I go to write out bills. Well, maybe that was a bit of a stretch...anyway. Really, here are the pictures now. :)
This is the best pic I could find for a before. That was before the mirror was painted too.
And, here are a couple after I started sanding. The Sherwin-Williams paint man told me that all I had to sand was just enough so it didn't have the same shine it did before. So, to all of you who hate to sand like I do, this wasn't that bad.
BTW, the white paint on the concrete is not from me. It was from the previous owner of our house. I promise. I'm not
that messy!
After the first coat of paint out in the sunshine. At this point I was kinda wondering if I did the right thing for the desk and for me. But, now I LOVE IT!!!
Finished and stuff back on the desk. Knobs painted and all.
A little closer and a little less blurry. The color sort of reminds me of the patina on an old copper dome in a small town that I'm pretty fond of. (hint hint--my home town, Cordell)
Thanks for looking!
cory lynne
